Australia vs Kazakhstan: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Australia
1.05 million tonnes
in 2022
Kazakhstan
1.06 million tonnes
in 2022
Australia rank
16th
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- Australia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1.06 million tonnes against 1.05 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 13,040 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Kazakhstan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes | 55.87 tonnes | 55.87 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes | 57.94 tonnes | 57.94 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes | 60.08 tonnes | 60.08 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1780s | 0.1907 tonnes | 65.56 tonnes | 65.37 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1790s | 0.8604 tonnes | 68.21 tonnes | 67.35 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1800s | 2.84 tonnes | 70.91 tonnes | 68.07 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1810s | 9.7 tonnes | 71.69 tonnes | 61.99 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1820s | 32.28 tonnes | 72.74 tonnes | 40.46 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1830s | 86.55 tonnes | 79.08 tonnes | 7.47 tonnes | Australia |
| 1840s | 4,328 tonnes | 73.49 tonnes | 4,255 tonnes | Australia |
| 1850s | 11,528 tonnes | 166.08 tonnes | 11,362 tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 21,444 tonnes | 1,107 tonnes | 20,338 tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 29,690 tonnes | 4,690 tonnes | 25,000 tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 54,168 tonnes | 11,766 tonnes | 42,401 tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 108,236 tonnes | 28,126 tonnes | 80,110 tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 233,104 tonnes | 57,560 tonnes | 175,545 tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 299,374 tonnes | 72,151 tonnes | 227,224 tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 279,045 tonnes | 58,574 tonnes | 220,471 tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 380,043 tonnes | 407,987 tonnes | 27,944 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 437,264 tonnes | 675,089 tonnes | 237,825 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 662,520 tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | 923,089 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1.07 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1.48 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.54 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.58 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.41 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 853,335 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 154,911 tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 4,789 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, Australia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 1.06 million tonnes against 1.05 million tonnes in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 13,040 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.